Hello, I just started Turbo Jam and these Beachbody people keep hitting me with the whey protein powder. Do any of you use it or another brand of whey protein powder? I've never used anything like that, and because their statements about how well it works are, "not evaluated by the FDA" I have never used any. If it helps as well as they say then I'm thinking about purchasing some. So if you do/did use some do you think it works? Do you use theirs or someone elses? I also posted this on the Turbo Jam Support Thread in case this looks familiar, but I thought a wider group might know as well. Thanks!

I don't use protein powder a lot, but I think it is a convenient (and oftimes very tastey) way to add some protein to something like a fruit smoothie. If I'm getting a smoothie or something, I usually do request a bit of protein powder -- I love blueberries, milk, vanilla yogurt and vanilla protein powder mixed together.

I agree with Karen. I like to make smoothies-shakes, whatever-at home in a blender with skim milk, plain, fat-free yogurt, banana, frozen berries, and a scoop of whey protein powder. Blend it with ice and it's yummy and filling. There are some good smoothie recipes here:
http://www.easy-weightloss-tips.com/...e-recipes.html

I love my whey protein powder. It's all natural and really high quality. I normally wouldn't mix it with fruit because of the sugar/calories, but I after a workout its fine to do that. It does support lean body mass and I do believe it is great when trying to lose weight. I don't use that particular brand; the one I use is made by Solgar and its only only 70 cals per scoop, 1 gram carb, 16 grams protein, and less than 1 gram of fat. I usually mix it with fat free soy milk... though occasionally I'll mix it with low fat peanut butter, ff yogurt, and half a banana.

definitely for protein powder in fact im following an experiment that was laid out recently in womans world&i think its working! but im against those liquid fasts

Hey Andreaphilip3, what's that experiment you mentioned? What'd WW find?

hey gtech how ya doin?

i'll tell ya but just know i dont work for them or anything im just a subscriber

ok, the experiment was to give a group of overweight people 2 scoops of whey protein every day for 6 months. the resulyt was that those who had it lost more weight&fat than the the group who didnt. they found that those who did lost as much as a size a week. i cant stand powder so i bought ultimate nutritions whey 2000 capsules and take those instead. i was just on my way to update my thread i started on this b/c though im not srtarting ww til monday ive already lost 1 short size&1 bras size in a few days w/o changing anything.

Well I took the plunge. I purchased some Vanilla Whey Protein Powder today. I don't know how much difference there is between them, but I decided to buy just a 13 buck container instead of opting for the $29 + container. I plan on starting to make a protein smoothie for breakfast or snack everyday for awhile to see how it helps.

there's different kinds of protein. common two are Whey & Casein.

whey is the faster acting protein..and it peaks around 40 mins.

casein takes 3-4 hours to peak.

whey has 3 different common forms. Concentrate, isolate and hydroisolate.

Whey protein isolate is the most pure and concentrated form of whey protein available. It contains 90% or more protein and very little fat and lactose.

Whey protein concentrate has anywhere between 29% and 89% protein depending upon the product. As the protein level in whey protein concentrate decreases the amounts of fat and/or lactose usually increase.

when to take it:
whey: breakfast and after workouts when you need protein instantly.
casein: best time is before bed, and as meal replacements.

i use this stuff religiously so i can recommend you some brands.

some major companies in the bodybuilding world are:
Optimum, BSN, Cytosport, Champion Nutrition, Xtreme Formulations.

Cytosport Muscle Milk is an excellent Casien blend.

remember, you get what you pay for..

and also note the scoop size/grams on these protein containers. quality proteins, you can get around 20-24g of protein with a scoop size of 30-32grams.

post the nutrition facts and ingredients of your whey and i will tell you if it's decent.

Thanks a LOT for the detailed info, ndnguy...I was JUST looking for info on this topic and having a hard time because google searches turn up a lot of ads/commercial sites.

OH, and btw...all we have at home (raided brother's stash) is an EAS "premium protein" blend of Casein, Soy, and Whey Protein....150 cals and 27 g of protein in 2 scoops (35 g). Thoughts? Are these blends just crap with fancy packaging?

here are the ingredients:
Ion-Exchange Whey Protein Isolates, Cross Flow Ultra Filtration Whey Protein Concentrate(Providing Di-Peptides, Tri-Peptides, Oligo-Peptides, And Poly-Peptides), Whey Peptides, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium

1 Scoop per serving 31g
114 Cals
1.5g Fat
2g Carb
24g Protein
18% Calcium
2% Iron

Thanks
EDIT: Oh yeah and do you go through a week where you can lose weight with it, but not lose bodyfat and then the next week drop bodyfat?

One more thing (sorry for double post)....according to this study: http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/5/1/8

dieters who took whey protein didn't lose significantly more weight but lost significantly more **fat** than the control group (apparently, the ratio of fat lost:lean mass lost was 3 x higher in the whey group).

ehh.. did he happen to get this from sams/costco? usually they have this protein for 30 bucks/6lbs.

i mean it's decent but not some high quality protein.

that's a good profile. a blend of isolates and concentrate with very low fat and carbs..and good scoop size.

i am not going to say whey helps me to lose more fat or anything like that. the reason i take it is to preserve muscle mass that i already have.

in summer of 04, i didnt know anything about protein or what kind of foods to eat. i just decided one day i was going to do endless amount cardio, no weight lifting (didnt know wat to do) and just eat lean cusine and lean pocket etc. i probably ate around 1500 calories. i would guess my protein intake was probably like 50g.

i ended up looking horrible. i lost 15lbs but not much fat. i got weaker and overall just looked like someone who was on bedrest for the past 3 months. luckily i was able to gain that muscle back.

today i supplement with protein. i average around 180g of protein daily and i get around 100-120 of it from food (chicken, eggs, fish).

so I take some in the morning, after workout, and sometimes either before bed or between meals.

i lift weights now and i haven't lost much muscle at all. i can tell because i am still able to lift the same weights and i am the closest i have ever been to visible six pack.

you can't go by these RDA recommendations because they are made for average joes.

how much do you guys want to spend? what kind of flavors do you guys like?

chocolate - easy to find..a lot of companies get this right
vanilla and strawberry - harder to find a good tasting one

there's other flavors like mocachino, cookies and cream etc.